Latex is okay, booze is fine, preposterous platforms? Hell yes. But don't do coke, Lady Gaga chides. She was on Howard Stern's show yesterday, and said: "To any little sweethearts that are listening - don't touch cocaine, it's the devil." She explained her coke snorting days thusly: "I think that I was lonely and there was something about the drug that made me feel like I had a friend. And I regret every line that I ever did. Whatever my vagina whispers to me, I say yes - inspiration, it doesn't come all the time." Gaga also talked about the process of writing "Edge Of Glory" on the day her grandfather died: She said to her father, "Grandpa's about to cross over into his glorious moment. It's hard now because he's on the edge." And: "When my grandma was saying goodbye [to my grandfather], there was something so intense that happened for me that I saw ... as sad as the moment was, they both were acknowledging that they had really won in life because they had each other." [MTV, Showbiz Spy]
At the link, you will find Lady Gaga's "secret" recipe for meatball sauce. [NYDN]

Anderson Cooper is on vacation, somewhere in the world, getting completely filthy. [Twitter]

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Rihanna was doing a meet and greet when one fan proposed to another. The whole thing was caught by cameras! Also, as you scroll through all the pix, you'll see that Rihanna is one of those stars who seems to really love getting up close and personal with her fans. [ONTD]
Pearl-clutching headline of the day: "Has Rihanna Hit A New Low? Provocative Singer Swigs Beer, Swears And Indulges In Raunchy Girl-On-Girl Moves In Latest Concert." [Daily Mail]

James Franco's film Rebel, about the late Brad Renfro, will debut at the upcoming Venice Biennale art show. Franco says: "Heath Ledger died a week after Brad, and I feel Brad has been forgotten already. They didn't even mention his death at the Oscars that year." Apparently JF has the name Brad carved into his arm, and it was done with a switchblade. [Contact Music]
By the by, James Franco is single, so make your move. [ONTD]

Prince William took Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge to see Bridesmaids at the cineplex over the weekend. Do you think Kate liked the vomit scene? [People]

Here is a story about Emma Stone having a "full scale hour long primal panic attack" after Ryan Gosling lifted her up while they were filming Crazy Stupid Love. (She has gymnastics PTSD.) [Contact Music]

Betty White is a heartbreaker, y'all. No Marine Ball for Rose. [LA Times]

FYI, Emma Watson has not left Brown, she is just doing some study abroad at Oxford in the fall, and will return to Rhode Island in 2012. [NYDN]

Dolly Parton wears high heels at home because she can't reach her kitchen cabinets without them. Intern Ramona notes, "Dolly Parton doesn't have first world problems. She has first world solutions." [Contact Music]